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pork⋅chop

[pawrk-chop, pohrk-]
–noun
1. a chop of pork.
2. Journalism, Printing. thumbnail (def. 4).

Origin:
1855–60; pork + chop 1

thumb⋅nail

[thuhm-neyl]
–noun
1. the nail of the thumb.
2. anything quite small or brief, as a small drawing or short essay.
3. Printing. a small, rough dummy.
4. Also called porkchop. Journalism, Printing. a half-column portrait in a newspaper.
–adjective
5. quite small or brief; concise: a thumbnail description of Corsica.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make a thumbnail sketch or description of.

Origin:
1595–1605; thumb + nail
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Pork Chop

An arrangement on the floor of the NYSE whereby clerks cover the booth of a floor broker and accept orders, phone calls, and associated tasks.

Investopedia Commentary

The clerks in charge of maintaining the booths are directly compensated by the floor brokers who own them. This arrangement is beneficial to the floor brokers as it allows them to handle business outside the floor on the NYSE while still taking orders and maintaining trading requirements.

See also: Agent, Broker, Floor Broker, Member, NYSE, Telephone Booth

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